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Welcome to this year’s Mother’s Day Gift Guide where we celebrate all things mothers. This year, we have compiled suggestions for the mother or mother figure in your life, ranging from pocket tools to bags and gadgets. We’ve got something for all the geeky moms out there. Pocket Tripod Price: $35 Purchase: Pocket Tripod Website […]

Louder than Huner by John Schu is an internal dialogue of a teenage boy as he battles with low self-esteem and an eating disorder. Semi-autobiographical, the novel is written in an authentic voice, that conveys the misery and pain of a teenager desperately hurting.   What Is Louder Than Hunger? Louder than Hunger is an important book. I […]

In recent years, I have enjoyed reviewing several books from Britannica publisher, What on Earth Books. Did you know they now have a monthly magazine? One that channels all the qualities of their captivating reference books into an easily digestible read for children. What Is What on Earth! Magazine? What on Earth magazine delivers bite-sized […]

There are hundreds if not thousands of different types of video game controllers on the market. For years you needed to purchase controllers designed for just one type of platform. I don’t want to count the number of controllers that we have had in my home over the years. However, since Bluetooth has become an […]

Other paranormal investigators have attempted to exorcise this haunted manor but failed—will you solve the mystery? What Is Doomensions: Mystery Manor? Doomensions: Mystery Manor is an escape-room style game for 1 to 4 players, ages 14 and up, and takes about 8 to 12 hours over the course of 5 sessions. It retails for $87 […]

A few years ago, I was able to attend a Dark Sky Party sponsored by the telescope manufacturer where my son worked. Out in an open field, a number of amateur as well as professional astronomers set up their telescopes to view the wonders of the universe. Just with the naked eye I could view […]

Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow # 1: Writer, Artist, Cover Artist: Stan Sakai Colorist: Hi-Fi Colour Design Usagi and his nephew Yukichi have finally left the mountains and their evil inhabitants behind. They have now walked into a new rescue/trouble regarding a famous fighter and his devoted crow. They think it was a merchant being attacked […]

Last year I reviewed Sebastien De Castell’s Malevolent Seven and very much enjoyed it. This was a standalone novel but I knew De Castell had also written at least two acclaimed series. Court of Shadows is a new series set in the same world as his Greatcoat novels. De Castell’s UK publisher, Arcadia, kindly sent me […]

Of the many insightful meta-analyses provided for us throughout the Scream franchise, none rings truer than that of Detective Kincaid in Scream 3: “All I know is that in the third one, all bets are off.” Such is certainly the case with The Angel of Indian Lake, the final entry in Stephen Graham Jones’s Indian […]

1980 was a great time to be in the arcade. Atari released Battlezone and Missile Command, Namco put out Pac-Man and Rally-X, and Midway put out Wizard of Wor. Among these titles, Stern Electronics also released a little multidirectional shooter with voice synthesis known as Berzerk. In that game, you’re navigating an electrified maze filled […]

The Dragon Warrior. This legendary martial artist appears in the most unlikely form: a rotund Panda Bear who loves to eat, named Po. The Kung Fu Panda movies combine great animation with generous helpings of comedy, action, and heart. Kung Fu Panda 4 is now available to watch at home, and to herald its arrival, […]